The parents of Catrin Maguire have spoken about their "heartbreaking" wait for answers as the first anniversary of her disappearance nears. The then-22-year-old, who had no known mental health issues, went missing on Monday, November 15 last year.
Her parents Gerry and Wendy said Catrin had joined friends the previous Saturday for a movie night and socialised as normal. The Bangor University student was due to meet one of those friends in the city on the Monday to sign for a flat tenancy, but she never turned up. Instead she bought a return ticket that morning to Holyhead — the Anglesey town where her family live — and was reportedly last seen at 1.18pm walking near the RSPB South Stack Cafe.
Shortly before her disappearance Catrin had told her family of her excitement about plans for her future such as enrolling on a master's course and taking a gap year to go travelling. Gerry and Wendy described their last conversation with Catrin — six days before she went missing — as "totally positive". They told WalesOnline: "She was enjoying her new flat, she was up to date with her university coursework, had chosen her second term subjects, and was enjoying the course and having a great time. She congratulated her brother on passing his driving test that day and said that no way was he allowed to use her car."
